In a shocking turn of events, Lewis Hamilton is set to join the Ferrari team in 2025, replacing Carlos Sainz. This unexpected move comes as Hamilton activated an exit clause in his two-year Mercedes deal, which was signed just last August. The announcement has sent ripples through the Formula 1 world, with many caught off
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Following Thursday evening’s huge news that Lewis Hamilton will be a Ferrari driver in 2025, comments from his soon-to-be teammate, Charles Leclerc, have resurfaced. 1 February 2024 is a day which will be remembered in Formula 1 history, following the huge announcement that Hamilton is leaving Mercedes for Ferrari. The 39-year-old is departing the Silver
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Charles Leclerc’s new contract reportedly comes with a bumper pay rise, with him set to be on $30 million per season. The report comes from Corriere della Sera, who have also revealed the duration of the deal. Leclerc’s new contract was announced last week by Ferrari as being a ‘long-term’ deal, which reportedly covers five
MoreEx-Ferrari and Williams team manager Peter Windsor believes Charles Leclerc could possibly move to Mercedes, when Lewis Hamilton eventually retires. Leclerc has been linked to the Silver Arrows as recently as last year, when it wasn’t certain as to whether Hamilton would accept an extension beyond 2023. It was rumoured that the Monegasque spoke to
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has brushed off suggestions that Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc are Max Verstappen’s biggest threat, with the Austrian admitting that both drivers have “weaknesses”. The point of Norris and Leclerc competing with Verstappen was raised by ex-Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan, who revealed that if he owned a
MoreCharles Leclerc rocking around the streets of Monte-Carlo in a stunning Ferrari is something which happens more often than you might think, with fans often spotting the Monegasque when visiting Monaco. However, the car Leclerc was seen in recently was enough to turn heads even in a place as luxurious as Monte-Carlo, given that he
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Red Bull and Max Verstappen will be challenged for the titles in 2024, with Charles Leclerc being the driver that Steiner would like to see become World Champion. Leclerc put up no fight for the title in 2023, mostly due to a mixture of poor performances and a bad
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It’s incredible to think that the reverse grid Sprint races are seriously being considered for 2024, five years on from Sebastian Vettel comically labelling the idea as “complete bulls**t”. Since Sprint races were first introduced in 2021, they’ve been met with large waves of criticism, due to them often being uneventful. Roll back the clock
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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has admitted that the Italians are “behind” on their contract talks with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, despite recent rumours on both of their futures. Leclerc and Sainz currently both have deals which expire at the end of 2024, although Leclerc has reportedly agreed a record-breaking extension. According to several
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Charles Leclerc has reportedly signed a staggering five-year contract extension with Ferrari, keeping him in red until at least the end of 2029. The report comes from Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport, with the extension being the longest in Ferrari’s history. A further report is under the impression that the 26-year-old will initially earn
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